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BIO

Ina Filip é uma artista vocal de vários gêneros.

Ela passou vários anos na Índia, estudando canto clássico hindustani com os Gundecha Brothers. Os Gundecha Brothers estão entre os principais expoentes do Dhrupad - o ramo mais antigo e menos conhecido do canto clássico indiano. Durante sua estadia, ela viveu no gurukul do Gundecha em Bhopal e aprendeu no sistema educacional tradicional indiano, onde os discípulos vivem com o guru, têm aulas diárias e dedicam todo o seu tempo à prática. Lá, ela mergulhou no estilo Dagar Vani, uma "subtradição" do Dhrupad, renomada por sua abordagem rigorosa, porém meditativa, à técnica vocal e microafinação. Também é considerada uma abordagem aprofundada ao que é atualmente conhecido como "ioga do som".

Como discípula avançada dessa tradição, o trabalho de Ina como artista e professora é naturalmente influenciado por esses estilos únicos.

Antes de seus estudos em música clássica indiana, Ina estudou música brasileira (UFSCar, Brasil) e vocal pop (UQAM, em Montreal QC). Ela também estudou técnicas de improvisação vocal com Bobby McFerrin e colegas professores (Circle Songs), bem como alunos de Rhiannon.

Como performer, Ina naturalmente gravita em direção à improvisação vocal em uma ampla gama de contextos. Ela colaborou com vários DJs e produtores em festivais eletrônicos, fez turnês extensivas no circuito de yoga (festivais de yoga e retiros) e forneceu acompanhamento vocal para artistas de circo e dançarinos. Atualmente, Ina colabora com músicos indianos clássicos e compositores clássicos contemporâneos para desenvolver obras híbridas de Dhrupad. Para mais informações, visite www.inafilip.ca.

LONG BIO

Ina Filip is a Brazilian-born, Québec-based vocalist and composer whose work bridges modal improvisation, contemporary composition, and classical traditions. Known for her emotionally resonant voice and genre-defying versatility, she draws from years of rigorous study in Indian classical music, Brazilian musicality, and experimental vocal art to shape a vocal language that is both deeply personal and expansively collaborative. Her artistic foundation was forged through immersive training in Dhrupad, the most microtonal and meditative form of Indian classical music, under the guidance of the Gundecha Brothers. Dhrupad’s precision in tuning, focus on resonance, and integration of breath and stillness continue to ground her evolving practice as a composer and improviser. In parallel, her improvisational practice has been profoundly shaped by Bobby McFerrin’s vocal approach, which she has explored, studied, and embodied through years of playful experimentation and deep listening. Ina is currently co-creating Raga Cycle, a multi-album arc with composer and pianist Michael Harrison, a Guggenheim Fellow and pioneer of harmonic tuning systems. As lead vocalist and co-composer, she shapes a body of work that merges raga-inspired modal improvisation with minimalist piano and electroacoustic aesthetics. The first album is complete, the second is in production, and an international concert tour is in development. Her collaborative scope extends into interdisciplinary creation. She co-created the music for 24 Hours at Once, an installation with Harrison and filmmaker Bill Morrison, presented by Art Letters & Numbers in New York, and contributed to Passage, a project with Harrison, musicians, and visual artist Nina Elder, presented at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in North Carolina. Ina’s voice has also appeared in contexts ranging from ambient electroacoustic scores to raga-based vocal polyphonies. Her projects include Cantos de Ma, a solo album centered on voice and silence, and Polyphonic Malkauns, a contemporary reinterpretation of raga with composer Payton MacDonald. She has contributed to the global electronic scene, recording with producers such as Soohan and Adham Shaikh, whose works featuring her vocals reached wide international audiences. Across all her projects, Ina’s voice carries the discipline of long-dedicated practice and the freedom of improvisation, inviting listeners into a space of resonance, presence, and expanded perception.

FLAGSHIP PROJECTS 

Ina Filip, Michael Harrison & the Raga Cycle Project

Raga Cycle is an ambitious eight-album arc created in collaboration with NY-based pianist-composer Michael Harrison, recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship and internationally recognized for his pioneering work in just intonation and contemporary classical music. The first album — blending raga alap and bandish with minimalist piano, electroacoustic textures, and multi-layered vocals — is now complete and in its pre-release phase. Work on the second album is already underway, with composition and production in progress. A concert production with the Théâtre du Marais is planned for 2026.

24 Hours @ Once 

An immersive installation created in collaboration with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bill Morrison, 24 Hours @ Once expands the sound world of Raga Cycle into a resonant universe of moving image and layered sound. Premiered at RPI (New York) in 2024, the installation is envisioned as an evolving long-term project that will take on new forms in the years to come.

Voice and SitarJugalbandi with Uwe Neumann

Ina Filip collaborates with renowned sitarist Uwe Neumann — one of Québec’s most respected exponents of Indian classical music — in a traditional jugalbandi of voice and sitar. Rooted in the Dhrupad and khayal traditions, this project strengthens the presence of Indian classical music in Québec. Having already performed together, the duo will resume concert activity in 2026.

Polyphonic Malkauns - vidéo promotionnelle
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24 hours @ once - vidéo promotionnelle
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ALIM POLYPHONIC MALKAUNS (Official Video)
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MEMORY (Official Video)
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24 hours @ once dans l'espace
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LANÇAMENTOS DE MÚSICA:

  • 2022 - Irokô (EP) - a ser lançado em 2022.

  • 2021 - Polyphonic Malkauns (álbum) - a ser lançado em 2021.

  • 2022 - Brijan (EP) - a ser lançado em 2022.
  • 2022 - Minuit en Fleur (single) - a ser lançado em 2022.

  • 2021 - ALIM, do álbum Seven Sacred Names de Michael Harrison. Cantaloupe Music 2021.

  • 2021 - Syena (EP) - Sonic Turtle 2021.

  • 2019 - Odaya (música lançada na coletânea Circulate Vol 1) - Gravitas Recordings.
  • 2017 - Cantos de Ma (álbum).

  • 2017 - Om (single) - música para um vídeo publicado pela www.gaia.com.

  • 2016 - Água (single) - trilha sonora do filme “Sonic Divide”, de Payton MacDonald.

  • 2014 - Journey to Arunachala (álbum).

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